{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1970/section-39",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1970/section-39.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1970/31",
  "legislation_title": "Administration of Justice Act 1970",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1970",
  "path": "section/39",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "39",
  "heading": "Interpretation of Part IV.",
  "text": "(1) In this Part of this Act—\n“dwelling-house” includes any building or part thereof which is used as a dwelling;\n“mortgage” includes a charge and “mortgagor” and “mortgagee” shall be construed accordingly;\n“mortgagor” and “mortgagee” includes any person deriving title under the original mortgagor or mortgagee.\n(2) The fact that part of the premises comprised in a dwelling-house is used as a shop or office or for business, trade or professional purposes shall not prevent the dwelling-house from being a dwelling-house for the purposes of this Part of this Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1970/31/section/39",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:51:09.937865+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}